State Senator Repeatedly Failed Clients in Court
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When is it spring in New York? Reading clues from birds and trees
Spring may not feel like it yet in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley, with only a few…
Hochul’s push to slash auto insurance rates hits a speed bump
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, and Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, center, have both said Democrats in their…
How New York could make prediction markets go bust
The Kalshi logo appears on a smartphone placed on a laptop keyboard showing a betting curve on the…
ICE arrests spiked in New York from November to January
Demonstrators block an entrance to the state Senate chamber at the Capitol. New ICE data shows about 11,000…
New York’s newly identified Underground Railroad passage is under threat | State News
NEW YORK (AP) — A newly identified Underground Railroad passageway once used by enslaved people fleeing to freedom…
NY budget deadline missed; climate act major sticking point
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) – New York has missed its state budget deadline for the sixth year in…
Trout season opens in New York State | Top Stories
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the start of the spring trout fishing…
North Country Assemblymen express concern about state budget
North Country Assemblymen express their concern about an environmental policy impacting electric rates as the New York State…
With 400,000 losing health coverage, New York lawmakers pitch fix
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin has introduced a bill that would require the state to fund health insurance for those…
NY budget deadline missed; climate act major sticking point
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) – New York has missed its state budget deadline for the sixth year in…
Typo prompted reduced refunds on some New York tax returns
ALBANY — More than 50,000 New York taxpayers who filed their returns early got a bit of scare this…